Thursday May 23, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 23, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  12  2.63   43  13   5   398   314  139  116   25  120  265
San Francisco   24  21  3.28   45   5  10   401   366  178  146   34  146  202
Cincinnati      20  19  3.31   39   6   9   354   304  149  130   27  127  225
Philadelphia    23  17  3.42   40  10   8   361   344  156  137   22  171  200
Atlanta         22  21  3.50   43   9   7   388   373  173  151   29  143  212
Houston         22  23  3.64   45  11   4   395   385  188  160   30  158  203
New York        18  23  3.87   41  11   4   368   377  179  158   35  116  256
Montreal        18  15  3.88   33   7   6   290   273  149  125   21  130  175
St. Louis       20  19  3.93   39   9   4   346   332  170  151   26  150  170
Pittsburgh      13  24  4.19   37   8   3   339   361  180  158   25  145  168
Chicago         15  21  4.79   36   6   2   323   358  203  172   32  133  187
San Diego       18  29  5.01   47   6   6   424   484  263  236   44  190  226

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   1  1.89   7   7   3   0   2   52   38   11   11    2   10   53
Mike Caldwell (SF)     7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Mike Marshall (LA)     2   2  1.95  28   0   0   5   0   51   42   13   11    1   18   35
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   3  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   17   13    2   19   20
Doug Rau (LA)          3   1  2.44   8   7   1   0   0   48   38   15   13    5    9   29
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   3  2.47   9   9   1   0   0   58   51   19   16    3   22   33
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      4   3  2.54   9   9   3   0   1   67   70   21   19    6   17   28
A. Messersmith (LA)    4   0  2.60  10  10   4   0   0   83   62   27   24    8   27   60
Tom Griffin (HOU)      6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   1   69   48   24   20    5   33   46
Tommy John (LA)        6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   2   69   62   24   20    1   17   41

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Lew Krausse            1   1  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    2
Buzz Capra             2   2  2.20  12   1   1   1   0   33   18   10    8    3   16   28
Tom House              0   0  2.25  14   0   0   2   0   20   18    5    5    0    6   14
Phil Niekro            5   3  2.98  12  11   3   0   1   85   75   32   28    7   30   63
Jack Aker              0   1  3.29  14   0   0   0   0   14   14    9    5    2    8    6
Carl Morton            6   3  3.49  11  11   2   0   0   80   78   33   31    4   31   39
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   54   59   26   22    2   10   26
Danny Frisella         0   2  3.86  15   0   0   4   0   16   12    9    7    2    9    7
Roric Harrison         3   6  4.82  10  10   1   0   0   71   84   40   38    8   27   27
Jamie Easterly         0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    7    5    0    4    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.38  15   0   0   1   0   23   17    7    6    1   15   12
Dave LaRoche           1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    4    4    1    3    5
Ken Frailing           2   4  4.23   8   8   0   0   0   45   62   26   21    4   17   20
Jim Todd               0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    0   10    3
Bill Bonham            2   8  4.57  12   7   2   0   1   43   38   29   22    5   19   40
Burt Hooton            2   3  4.73   9   8   2   0   0   53   65   33   28    8   11   26
Steve Stone            1   0  5.12   9   5   0   0   0   32   35   22   18    2   19   15
Rick Reuschel          3   2  5.16   9   8   2   0   0   52   50   33   30    5   16   32
Ray Burris             2   0  5.27  17   0   0   1   0   27   29   18   16    3    9   12
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Jim Kremmel            0   1  6.46  15   0   0   0   0   15   22   14   11    1   10   14
Mike Paul              0   1 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    1    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hall               0   0  0.63  11   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    1    6   12
Pedro Borbon           2   2  1.91  20   0   0   7   0   38   26   10    8    1   11   13
Fred Norman            3   5  2.63  11   6   2   0   1   48   38   15   14    2   13   45
Don Gullett            4   3  2.63   9   8   1   0   0   51   44   19   15    5   21   39
Clay Carroll           2   0  2.78  15   0   0   1   0   23   23    7    7    1   10   11
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    3    2    0    6    4
Roger Nelson           2   3  3.11   9   7   0   1   0   55   37   22   19    5   22   28
Jack Billingham        5   3  4.05   9   9   2   0   1   60   62   31   27    5   21   31
Clay Kirby             2   3  5.15   9   9   1   0   0   51   49   32   29    5   13   40
Pat Osburn             0   0  9.39   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    9    8    2    4    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Larry Dierker          2   3  2.47   9   9   1   0   0   58   51   19   16    3   22   33
Tom Griffin            6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   1   69   48   24   20    5   33   46
Claude Osteen          5   4  2.82  10  10   3   0   1   70   74   31   22    5   25   24
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.10  15   0   0   3   0   20   18    7    7    1    8   10
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.69  10  10   3   0   0   68   73   33   28    4   21   22
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.75  15   0   0   0   0   24   25   11   10    2   11   19
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.86  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   14   10    3    7   11
Don Wilson             1   2  6.10   8   3   1   0   0   31   37   21   21    4   13   24
Doug Konieczny         0   3  7.88   6   3   0   0   0   16   18   15   14    0   12    8
Mike Nagy              1   1  8.53   9   0   0   0   0   13   17   13   12    3    5    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Geoff Zahn             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Hough          4   1  1.89   9   0   0   0   0   19    8    5    4    3    5   17
Mike Marshall          2   2  1.95  28   0   0   5   0   51   42   13   11    1   18   35
Jim Brewer             4   2  2.16  10   0   0   0   0   17   12    6    4    1    2    9
Doug Rau               3   1  2.44   8   7   1   0   0   48   38   15   13    5    9   29
Andy Messersmith       4   0  2.60  10  10   4   0   0   83   62   27   24    8   27   60
Tommy John             6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   2   69   62   24   20    1   17   41
Don Sutton             6   3  2.71  10  10   5   0   3   76   56   26   23    4   22   49
Al Downing             2   2  4.50   6   6   0   0   0   34   33   23   17    2   20   24

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Taylor           1   0  1.91  15   0   0   5   0   28   26    6    6    2    9   10
Tom Walker             1   0  2.50   7   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    5    0    4   15
John Montague          0   0  2.76   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    7    5    1    6    6
Don DeMola             0   0  3.47  11   0   0   0   0   23   18    9    9    3    8   12
Mike Torrez            4   3  3.76   7   7   0   0   0   41   43   28   17    6   21   22
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Rogers           7   2  3.99   9   9   5   0   0   70   61   32   31    4   21   46
Steve Renko            3   4  4.86   9   9   1   0   0   50   51   31   27    1   27   30
Ernie McAnally         2   4  5.76   7   6   1   0   1   30   29   21   19    3   19   18

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            5   1  1.89   7   7   3   0   2   52   38   11   11    2   10   53
Harry Parker           1   2  2.67  11   2   0   1   0   30   31   10    9    1   13   11
Jerry Koosman          4   2  2.99   9   9   2   0   0   72   65   30   24    6   18   58
Bob Miller             1   1  3.63  16   0   0   1   0   17   18    8    7    0    5    9
Tom Seaver             2   4  3.72  10  10   5   0   2   77   70   34   32   12   17   76
Craig Swan             1   3  4.07   5   4   0   0   0   24   24   15   11    0   16    8
George Stone           2   3  4.34   7   7   1   0   0   48   60   30   23    6   10   15
Bob Apodaca            1   3  7.32   9   1   0   1   0   20   25   16   16    1   14    9
Ray Sadecki            1   1  8.16  10   1   0   0   0   14   23   13   13    4    7    7
Tug McGraw             0   3  9.00  10   0   0   1   0   12   23   12   12    3    6   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.19  12   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    3    0    3    4
Jim Lonborg            4   3  2.54   9   9   3   0   1   67   70   21   19    6   17   28
Ron Schueler           3   3  2.93  10  10   2   0   0   68   63   25   22    4   31   32
Ed Farmer              2   0  3.18   5   2   0   0   0   17   18    8    6    1   11   11
Dick Ruthven           2   2  3.40   9   9   0   0   0   56   47   22   21    2   31   38
Steve Carlton          5   3  3.44  10  10   5   0   0   73   72   34   28    3   32   54
Mac Scarce             3   3  3.46  22   0   0   3   0   26   21   11   10    2   17   15
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.30  16   0   0   5   0   15   13    7    7    1   12    8
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
George Culver          1   0  6.91  11   0   0   0   0   14   12   11   11    0   11    6
Dave Wallace           0   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    3    2    3    3
Ron Diorio             0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  1.89  15   0   0   0   0   19   17    4    4    0    9    8
Jim Rooker             2   3  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   17   13    2   19   20
Bruce Kison            2   2  3.00  13   1   0   1   0   27   23   11    9    0   13   13
John Morlan            0   1  3.32  13   0   0   0   0   19   18   11    7    1   17   12
Ken Brett              4   3  3.52   8   8   3   0   1   54   54   24   21    4   16   33
Dave Giusti            1   1  4.18  17   0   0   2   0   28   31   13   13    1   13   18
Dock Ellis             1   4  4.76   7   7   1   0   0   40   42   24   21    3   12   25
Jerry Reuss            2   3  5.40   8   8   2   0   0   48   56   32   29    7   23   21
Jim Sadowski           0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    9    1
Bob Moose              1   5  7.57   7   6   0   0   0   36   59   30   30    4    7   15
Steve Blass            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    8    5    2    7    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vicente Romo           1   1  2.32  20   0   0   5   0   31   25   15    8    2   14   14
Larry Hardy            3   1  3.14  16   0   0   0   0   29   36   10   10    3   10   14
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    5    5    3    3    4
Dave Freisleben        3   1  4.17   7   6   2   0   0   37   35   18   17    3   11   18
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.42  12   5   1   0   0   37   39   22   18    4   11   14
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.76  20   2   0   0   0   51   48   29   27    5   29   37
Bill Greif             2   7  5.61  12  11   1   0   0   61   74   43   38    4   31   34
Randy Jones            3   7  5.71  11  11   1   0   0   58   70   39   37    5   27   41
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Steve Arlin            1   5  6.12  11  10   1   0   0   50   66   37   34    4   27   14
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Dan Spillner           1   1 21.60   2   1   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    1    1    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Elias Sosa             5   0  1.76  18   0   0   0   0   31   24   12    6    0   19   13
Mike Caldwell          7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.12  17   1   0   0   0   34   26    8    8    2    6   18
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.35  22   0   0   9   0   31   18    8    8    2    7   17
Jim Barr               1   2  3.29  16   4   0   1   0   52   53   19   19    5    7   22
Tom Bradley            4   4  3.63  11  10   1   0   0   69   62   35   28    6   26   40
John D'Acquisto        2   5  4.24   9   9   0   0   0   40   38   21   19    5   31   29
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.58  14   4   0   0   0   37   40   21   19    5    9   11
Ron Bryant             1   3  7.77   8   6   0   0   0   24   33   26   21    2   17   16
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           2   0  1.23  16   0   0   0   0   15   10    2    2    0    3    7
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.25  14   0   0   2   0   16   10    4    4    0    8    7
Mike Garman            2   1  2.31  16   0   0   0   0   23   15    7    6    0    9    8
Lynn McGlothen         5   2  2.96   7   7   2   0   1   52   47   18   17    4   18   37
Sonny Siebert          3   3  3.06   7   7   3   0   1   47   45   21   16    3   15   26
Pete Richert           0   0  3.86   8   0   0   1   0    5    5    6    2    0    6    1
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.12  15   0   0   1   0   20   21    9    9    2   11   11
Alan Foster            1   4  4.13   8   8   2   0   0   52   55   29   24    4   21   22
Bob Gibson             3   3  5.07   8   8   1   0   0   55   58   33   31    6   25   25
John Curtis            2   5  5.83   8   8   1   0   1   46   48   31   30    7   20   17
Mike Thompson          0   1  5.87  10   1   0   0   0   15   18   10   10    0   14    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  T. John (LA)              6
  C. Morton (ATL)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  L. McGlothen (STL)        5

Losses:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           8
  B. Greif (SD)             7
  R. Jones (SD)             7
  R. Harrison (ATL)         6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        5
  B. Moose (PIT)            5
  F. Norman (CIN)           5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           9
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  M. Marshall (LA)          5
  V. Romo (SD)              5
  C. Taylor (MON)           5
  E. Watt (PHI)             5
  D. Frisella (ATL)         4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  M. Scarce (PHI)           3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2

Shutouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        84.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    83.0
  C. Morton (ATL)        80.0
  M. Caldwell (SF)       79.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         77.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         76.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       73.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        72.1
  R. Harrison (ATL)      71.0
  C. Osteen (HOU)        70.1

Hits:

  R. Harrison (ATL)        84
  C. Morton (ATL)          78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  B. Greif (SD)            74
  C. Osteen (HOU)          74
  D. Roberts (HOU)         73
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  R. Jones (SD)            70
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         70
  T. Seaver (NY)           70

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        40
  R. Jones (SD)            39
  S. Arlin (SD)            37
  T. Bradley (SF)          35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  T. Seaver (NY)           34
  B. Gibson (STL)          33
  B. Hooton (CHI)          33
  C. Morton (ATL)          33

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  R. Harrison (ATL)         8
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  J. Curtis (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  T. Bradley (SF)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         33
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       31
  B. Greif (SD)            31
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         31
  R. Schueler (PHI)        31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  M. Corkins (SD)          29
  S. Arlin (SD)            27

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  A. Messersmith (LA)      60
  J. Koosman (NY)          58
  S. Carlton (PHI)         54
  J. Matlack (NY)          53
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  T. Griffin (HOU)         46
  S. Rogers (MON)          46
  F. Norman (CIN)          45


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